I found the sweetest fuzziest tiny little buddy on my jeans I had hanging on the clothes line outside... a white-ish yellow-ish caterpiller with a face .... i mean, literally a FACE! This is a face that rivals with my favorite jumping spider (remember pouty adorable jumping TeXas??) !!!*
These are things that are hard to see - not because humans sometimes suck and hate on little bugs.... but because these bugs are so small from any distance we'd fail too see such an expressive, elaborate face on them! I can't tell if this lil' caterpiller looks like a sad clown, a pentagram ritual, or a great thinker!? (If ya wanna see the picture larger, just click right on the actual picture for a blown up version.)
What is really amazing is close up it's face does not even appear to be flat, but to have distinct features, similar to a dog, cat or some mammal... a little nose...a bald head....
The types of trees I had my clothes line pinned to where a red oak and tulip poplar, there are also mountain laurel and native hydranga close by... I am not sure which flora this baby came from, but I hope to see more!
Anyone wanna try to guess what kind of caterpillar this guy is, and what kind of flying beauty it will become???
XOxoxoox
